Typical Beer Ads

I don't drink (like, at all) and I'm not a big fan of the habit (break it) but I often find myself having a thing for beer ads (some).

Oh, stop with the disapproving head-shaking
and nose-wrinkling and just hear me out first.

I'm not referring to the cheapo ones with half-naked girls floating in a sea of bubbly yellow liquid (that very much resembles piss) on them, okay. I'm talking Heineken (Think: Brad Pitt) and Guinness with their smarter, more tasteful, slightly classier ads that push creative boundaries and puts to good use brainier methods of selling that terribly bitter alcoholic beverage – methods without having to resort to pictures of half-naked girls floating in a sea of bubbly yellow liquid (that very much resembles piss) on them.

And look at this week's Nuffnang ad!

Guinness Christma-fied its white-foam-black-stout look
with a nice festive golden bow on a Christmas pressie!

The following are two previous Guinness
white-foam-black-stout ads for your reference.
Just so you know what I'm talking about.





Quite cool, right?

And, as with all the other ads featured on my page,
I paid the host site a visit to check it out. Look what I found!

In order to enter the site, you're actually required to fill in your IC number or passport number... or else, no access. (They say they're committed to responsible drinking and all that.) Plus, there's this small box you must, must, must check before clicking Enter that states, "Yes, I am a non-Muslim aged 21 years and above." Seriousness. Not bad, huh? It's a deterrent for all under-aged delinquents and to all others who practice Halal-ism.


I'd tell you what happens after clicking Enter if I could... but I can't. I'm not a believer of submitting identification numbers online (Who cares if they say it'll never get out or be given to any other third party? I'm too jaded to take their word for it.) so I just didn't bother finding out. Haha. But oh, do tell me all about the virtual land beyond Enter if you managed access, alright?